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Warm greetings,

I want to know if I'll require a sound card for my laptop, in addition to an audio interface, to get quality recording from midi data from a VSA playing my AN1X.

I'm on a pretty tight budget right now, and just want to develop a reliable way to interface my AN1X and an s-1 electribe with my laptop.

- A soundcard and an audio interface is the same thing. - You record midi data with a midi interface, not an audio interface. --- In an1x-list@yahoogroups.com, <emailmule2009@...> wrote: Warm greetings,

I want to know if I'll require a sound card for my laptop, in addition to an audio interface, to get quality recording from midi data from a VSA playing my AN1X.

I'm on a pretty tight budget right now, and just want to develop a reliable way to interface my AN1X and an s-1 electribe with my laptop.

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, <tom.cuyt@...> wrote:

>
> - A soundcard and an audio interface is the same thing. - You record midi data with a midi interface, not an audio interface. --- In an1x-list@yahoogroups.com, emailmule2009@ wrote: Warm greetings,
>
> I want to know if I'll require a sound card for my laptop, in addition to an audio interface, to get quality recording from midi data from a VSA playing my AN1X.
>
> I'm on a pretty tight budget right now, and just want to develop a reliable way to interface my AN1X and an s-1 electribe with my laptop.
>

I don't think your question is coming across correctly.

As pointed out in the previous - a soundcard is an audio interface - they are one and the same.

If you want to record the audio output of your AN1x to your laptop then yes - you will need an audio interface of some kind.

If you want to control a 'VSA' (do you mean VST?) with the MIDI Output of your AN1x then yes - you will need a MIDI Interface for your laptop too.

Be advised there are many makes of models of soundcards yet they do not all include a built in MIDI Interface - and vice versa.

For example, the Scarlett series from Focusrite is currently popular. The Scarlett 2i2 is "only" an audio interface where as the Scarlett 2i4 is both an audio and MIDI interface. I would encourage you to visit the manufacturers web page of any item under consideration and read the specifics so you make an informed choice.

Regards,

Jon

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "jondl_2000" <jondl_2000@...> wrote:

> As pointed out in the previous - a soundcard is an audio interface - they are one and the same.

Yes and no. On some technical level, these terms are equivalent. But, as we should all know, the evolution of words and their resulting connotations are often more important than their initial denotations. "Audio interface" typically connotes an outboard, dedicated unit for guaranteed (one hopes) high-quality recording and playback. "Soundcard" generally connotes a card plugged into the inside of the computer or simple embedded as an intrinsic part of its motherboard.

> If you want to record the audio output of your AN1x to your laptop then yes - you will need an audio interface of some kind.

Not necessarily. Most laptops include an onboard soundcard like those I just described.

Whether the OP feels that will meet their needs is a question that depends upon their purposes and their preferences. For many people, certain onboard soundcards might well provide sufficient quality. Having to buy an outboard interface is not always a necessity.

You're splitting hairs... for the sake of the kids question, he's just trying to get his head wrapped around the difference between a MIDI Interface vs. an Audio Interface to plug into his laptop. Simple beginners stuff you're making needlessly over complicated.

Jon

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "db00451" <db0451@...> wrote:
>
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "jondl_2000" <jondl_2000@> wrote:
> > As pointed out in the previous - a soundcard is an audio interface - they are one and the same.
>
> Yes and no. On some technical level, these terms are equivalent. But, as we should all know, the evolution of words and their resulting connotations are often more important than their initial denotations. "Audio interface" typically connotes an outboard, dedicated unit for guaranteed (one hopes) high-quality recording and playback. "Soundcard" generally connotes a card plugged into the inside of the computer or simple embedded as an intrinsic part of its motherboard.
>
> > If you want to record the audio output of your AN1x to your laptop then yes - you will need an audio interface of some kind.
>
> Not necessarily. Most laptops include an onboard soundcard like those I just described.
>
> Whether the OP feels that will meet their needs is a question that depends upon their purposes and their preferences. For many people, certain onboard soundcards might well provide sufficient quality. Having to buy an outboard interface is not always a necessity.
>

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "jondl_2000" <jondl_2000@...> wrote:

>
> You're splitting hairs... for the sake of the kids question, he's just trying to get his head wrapped around the difference between a MIDI Interface vs. an Audio Interface to plug into his laptop. Simple beginners stuff you're making needlessly over complicated.

Excuse me for offending you by thinking some people might appreciate having more information and nuance with which to make a decision and the knowledge that their onboard soundcard might be just fine, rather than an oversimplification that implies they need to go and spend a lot of money on a separate external interface. How pedantic of me, right?

I also think it's patronising to refer to the OP as a "kid", making the implication that because s/he asked a question you personally view as basic, s/he must be unable to process nuance, uncertainty, and really any non-trivial volume of information such as the points I offered.

Besides: If the OP has a problem with my posts, let them complain. It's their thread, not yours, so I fail to see what gives you the right to dictate how I should or should not reply.

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "jondl_2000" <jondl_2000@...> wrote:
>
> You're splitting hairs... for the sake of the kids question, he's just trying to get his head wrapped around the difference between a MIDI Interface vs. an Audio Interface to plug into his laptop. Simple beginners stuff you're making needlessly over complicated.

Now now... No need to get aggressive over this, anyway I'd personally
advise against using integrated soundcards for recording, most of those are
typically mediocre and you don't have midi capabilities anyway, so you
might as well get any cheap 2-in + midi interface (if you're only going to
use it with keyboards, there are some which are preamp-less), which is
bound to be miles better than any integrated interface built into the
motherboard... You'd have to get a midi interface anyway, so, while you're
spending $40, you might as well add another $40.
Il giorno 31/Ago/2013 02:03, "jondl_2000" <jondl_2000@...> ha scritto:

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>
>
> You're splitting hairs... for the sake of the kids question, he's just
> trying to get his head wrapped around the difference between a MIDI
> Interface vs. an Audio Interface to plug into his laptop. Simple beginners
> stuff you're making needlessly over complicated.
>
> Jon
>
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "db00451" <db0451@...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "jondl_2000" <jondl_2000@> wrote:
> > > As pointed out in the previous - a soundcard is an audio interface -
> they are one and the same.
> >
> > Yes and no. On some technical level, these terms are equivalent. But, as
> we should all know, the evolution of words and their resulting connotations
> are often more important than their initial denotations. "Audio interface"
> typically connotes an outboard, dedicated unit for guaranteed (one hopes)
> high-quality recording and playback. "Soundcard" generally connotes a card
> plugged into the inside of the computer or simple embedded as an intrinsic
> part of its motherboard.
> >
> > > If you want to record the audio output of your AN1x to your laptop
> then yes - you will need an audio interface of some kind.
> >
> > Not necessarily. Most laptops include an onboard soundcard like those I
> just described.
> >
> > Whether the OP feels that will meet their needs is a question that
> depends upon their purposes and their preferences. For many people, certain
> onboard soundcards might well provide sufficient quality. Having to buy an
> outboard interface is not always a necessity.
> >
>
>
>

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